Michael Genovese
b. 1976, Chicago, IL
Lives and works in Miami, Florida
Michael Genovese creates work that aims to connect with collective
experiences, be it social or existential. Each piece can be as much a
documentation of broad themes as a personal journal. He speaks to the
familiar, however, through mark making, reduction, or transformation of
the recognizable, he reassigns power. He is not eliminating evidence or
obscuring facts, but instead he re-contextualizes our perception of
meaning and history. His work is about archives, permanence, and the
designation of value. His concern with materiality, and the treatment of
his chosen media, furthers the investigation of worth. His particular
approach, and the work’s content, move to alter our preconceptions and
change our proximity to what is tangible.
